Board Members

Executive Board

Officer

ARPALER President Joe Cimino served 26 years with the Rochester Police Department. Among his various assignments, he worked in Area B Section, K-9 Squad, Tactical Unit, Special Criminal Investigation Unit, Administration, and Genesee Section. After his retirement from the RPD in 1985, he was the Director of Security for The Genesee Hospital until his retirement in 1998. In addition to his four years as President of the ARPALER, he is a security consultant, and is the President of the Kiwanis Club of Greece, NY and a Past Lieutenant Governor of Kiwanis International, He is also a member of the Free & Accepted Masons, Damascus Shriners, Executive Board Member of the Rochester Police Locust Club, and Past President of the Police Rosewood Club, PBA, and also serves on the Ontario Park Beach Program Committee. Click to e-mail Joseph Cimino

Sergeant Louis D’Angelo retired from the Rochester Police Department after 34 years of service. After his patrol assignments in Area C, Maple Section and the Tactical Unit, he was promoted to Sergeant and assigned to the Downtown Section. He was then assigned as Commanding officer of the Licensing Section of the Central Investigation Division until his retirement in 2008. Lou has been a member of the ARPALER since 1995 and is presently the Executive Vice President. He is also a member of the Rochester Police Locust Club and the Rochester Police Commanding Officers Rosewood Club. Lou serves on the ARPALER Major Events Committee, Visitations and Memorial Services for Departed Officers. Click to e-mail Louis D’Angelo

Frank DiPrimo retired from the Rochester Police Department as a Police Lieutenant in 2020 after 31 years of service. He worked in every patrol section in the city. In the two years he worked in the Chief’s Office as CALEA and NYSLEAP Accreditation manager as a Sergeant in the Research and Evaluation Section, he earned the agency CALEA’s top honor, Flagship Designation. Prior to that, he earned 3 years of total service in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the East Rochester Police Department. He is a founding member of the Italian-American Law Enforcement Officers of Greater Rochester (ITALEO) and served 28 years on the Executive Board. Frank is married and has two sons. Click to e-mail Frank DiPrimo

Richard Rozzi retired from the Brockport Police Department after 28 years of service. In addition to his patrol assignments, he was a certified by both NYS and federally as an Arson Investigator. He is currently a licensed Master Electrician and a NYS Private Investigator. He taught the “Electrical Fire Cause Determination I” class at the NYS Fire Academy for several years. Dick was the Treasurer of the Monroe County Federation of Police as well as the Second Vice President of the Brockport Police Stenson Club. He is currently a member of ITALEO as well as SOAR. He is ARPALER’s new Legislative Watch Dog. Dick is married and has to sons.

Sergeant Tony DeBellis, retired in2008, after a 38-year career with the Rochester Police Department. During his RPD service, he worked nearly every section of the City and was also a member of the SWAT Team. He spent the last 12 years of his career assigned to the Criminal Investigations Section working in the Crime Analysis Unit and, most recently, the Major Crimes Unit. Tony is also a 28-year veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve and retired in 1996 at the rank of Master Sergeant. He is a past recipient of the Henry Jensen Memorial Award.

Deacon Ed Giblin served 24 years with the Rochester Police Department, rising to the rank of Captain.  He then served as Assistant Chief for the Brockport University Police Dept. starting in 2009.  In 2016 he was appointed as Chief and retired 16 months later.  Having been a Deacon in the Diocese of Rochester he now serves as Director, Office of Permanent Diaconate for the diocese.

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